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army major, part of a program called "afghan hands," designed to mentor government officials. >> hey, how's it going? >> how you been? >> good, good. >> reporter: to break down barriers he wears local clothing and a full beard, like most afghan men. when we visited kandahar earlier this month, crawford was anxious to introduce us to the city's mayor, ghulam haider hamidi. >> there are a lot of good afghans here working, and working very hard and risking their life. he's one of them. so the people here are really lucky to have him as mayor. >> reporter: that luck ran out today. a suicide bomber got into the same corridor as the city hall the mayor had guide us through. on that day he told us he was fatalistic about the dangers he faced. >> reporter: crawford's job means he often takes the same risks as the afghans he works with. while most u.s. soldiers travel around kandahar in heavily armored vehicles, crawford suggested we see the city from an auto-rickshaw. what's it like being a soldier who gets to right around in a rickshaw? >> it's a huge advantage. i'm able to understand a bit
army major, part of a program called "afghan hands," designed to mentor government officials. >> hey, how's it going? >> how you been? >> good, good. >> reporter: to break down barriers he wears local clothing and a full beard, like most afghan men. when we visited kandahar earlier this month, crawford was anxious to introduce us to the city's mayor, ghulam haider hamidi. >> there are a lot of good afghans here working, and working very hard and risking...
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is imminent already today that security is provided by afghans for afghans. having been there many times, i find that fact pretty staggering and encouraging and you should too. >> given that the raw material, high proportion of illegal drugs on britain streets starts in afghanistan at progress is being made in getting farmers to grow other things other than poppy and is the prime minister confident the afghan government will continue this work once we left? >> we are seeing progress on this. britain is invested in the wheat seed distribution project. one of the lessons of going to e country repeatedly in the last five years is if you want to doomething about poppy cultivation you can talk all you like about destroying crops. the real key is building roads because you have got to enable the afghans to get their produce toarket. if they don't have legitimate produce to get to legitimate market the drug dealers will prey on them and give them their poppyseed at the end of harvest and the job is done. it is about roads and government capacity as much as the crimi
is imminent already today that security is provided by afghans for afghans. having been there many times, i find that fact pretty staggering and encouraging and you should too. >> given that the raw material, high proportion of illegal drugs on britain streets starts in afghanistan at progress is being made in getting farmers to grow other things other than poppy and is the prime minister confident the afghan government will continue this work once we left? >> we are seeing progress...
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afghan companies? >> without looking at the list, i cannot say. i would guess it is the majority of them. >> we would love to get the exact number. >> we can get you that for the record. >> that would be very helpful. the money that was paid in security to folks, there is every indication that they are the bad guys. is this the reality, that america has to accept that in order for us to do things for the afghanistan people, that we have to pay the people that are killing us? >> i do not believe that is the case, certainly on this road. with the security firm that we have, providing security on the firm, all of the local afghan security providers are placed into the military's biometric data system to check against the bad guy list. if someone were to turn up, the military would get back to us and say they have to be removed. >> mr. arafat? >> his information was put into the biometric database and there is no indication that he was a person of interest. as a matter of fact, a task force 2010 specifical
afghan companies? >> without looking at the list, i cannot say. i would guess it is the majority of them. >> we would love to get the exact number. >> we can get you that for the record. >> that would be very helpful. the money that was paid in security to folks, there is every indication that they are the bad guys. is this the reality, that america has to accept that in order for us to do things for the afghanistan people, that we have to pay the people that are killing...
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and afghan officials saying the u.s. military will be afghanistan for years into the future or think two thousand and fourteen is too soon for withdrawal so to help sort this out take joining me from tucson arizona to tell us what withdrawal really means he's a member of rethink afghanistan an artsy blogger cake thanks for being with us now first i just want to talk about the back and forth a little bit if u.s. forces can't defeat the taliban what makes anyone think that the afghan army can. i think a couple things here to notice that the taliban has grown as a result of continued u.s. presence in the southern afghanistan so by the u.s. leaving you're going to see the taliban basically not want to fight as much because they're supposed to be fighting it's kind of conspiracy and afghan peace process take place because afghans generally speaking don't want to silly fight with each other they just simply want to live in coexist for the most part when i'm away but then how do you reconcile that a lot of the civilian casualti
and afghan officials saying the u.s. military will be afghanistan for years into the future or think two thousand and fourteen is too soon for withdrawal so to help sort this out take joining me from tucson arizona to tell us what withdrawal really means he's a member of rethink afghanistan an artsy blogger cake thanks for being with us now first i just want to talk about the back and forth a little bit if u.s. forces can't defeat the taliban what makes anyone think that the afghan army can. i...
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as we know, the ticket out is training the afghan army. and there have been lots of improvements in the afghan army. there's a real problem. and this is the deep secret in all of this. the recruiting of the majority is so low. it's in the single digits. so you cannot have a country that is majority pasch toon with an army that's really going to save you and preserve you and take the place of the united states and nato that is 7% or 8% --chris: not at the worst. >> anyone who knows this, and jamie knows this world so well, just says this is the ghost in the machine. chris: jamie? >> well, one of the departments in government that is not having the axe taken to it is the unit that is responsible for the killing of osama bin laden, the special forces command. they're currently searching for real estate in d.c. they're actually on a spending spree right now. chris: i guess winning wins. >> hillary clinton is now reaching out to the somali militants to help deliver badly needed food aid to people in east africa because of a drought and horrendo
as we know, the ticket out is training the afghan army. and there have been lots of improvements in the afghan army. there's a real problem. and this is the deep secret in all of this. the recruiting of the majority is so low. it's in the single digits. so you cannot have a country that is majority pasch toon with an army that's really going to save you and preserve you and take the place of the united states and nato that is 7% or 8% --chris: not at the worst. >> anyone who knows this,...
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afghan police lead the searches. nato believes afghan candy -- afghans can deal with their own people better than foreign troops. by 2015, the idea is they will do it alone. one of the villagers hope things will improve without the insurgents around. >> the taliban steals food. i'm very poor. if i protest, they say you support nato. >> this is what progress lookalike in afghanistan. so much so, there is to be a further cut in british troops with a few hundred soldiers. but native troops still far outnumber the afghan troops. what is needed to hand over a village like this to the local troops altogether? >> a regular police presence. that's what we need. regular patrolling. people of confidence to be able to come and talk to the police. >> but in this village, the police seemed willing to help themselves to food, just like a taliban. they did find a taliban and decisions-in a melon patch. -- a taliban munitions patch they were sniping at the soldiers operation we joined. the afghan forces lacked much and british offic
afghan police lead the searches. nato believes afghan candy -- afghans can deal with their own people better than foreign troops. by 2015, the idea is they will do it alone. one of the villagers hope things will improve without the insurgents around. >> the taliban steals food. i'm very poor. if i protest, they say you support nato. >> this is what progress lookalike in afghanistan. so much so, there is to be a further cut in british troops with a few hundred soldiers. but native...
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buy afghan products, build afghan capacity. you address this a little bit in your opening statement with regard to the 3000 students you said graduated from a training course, and you say you have local firms engaged in retraining efforts. i would ask you both, how do we get afghans engaged in the sustainability i talked about in my opening statement? this road, the next time there is a crack and you all are gone and we begin our withdrawal, who is going to fix it? can they afford it? do they have the technological capacity to do it? i would just like to hear from 1st, mr. hakki quickly, what are you doing exactly to ensure that there will be this ongoing support by retraining and developing this expertise, what are the challenges you see by this stated policy, the afghan first policy, and do you see any unintended consequences from that? i think mr. walker alluded to some of those earlier. if you could respond to that, mr. hakki. >> yes, senator portman. the afghan first program is not something we are very familiar with. that
buy afghan products, build afghan capacity. you address this a little bit in your opening statement with regard to the 3000 students you said graduated from a training course, and you say you have local firms engaged in retraining efforts. i would ask you both, how do we get afghans engaged in the sustainability i talked about in my opening statement? this road, the next time there is a crack and you all are gone and we begin our withdrawal, who is going to fix it? can they afford it? do they...
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control over to local security forces with their reputations concerns about the future of the country the afghan army is known for recruiting drug addicts and people with taliban connections. from challenges in space to those here on earth are. one of the first humans to step foot on the moon . he told r.t. as add landing is the most important part of an astronaut's mission is interviews next. i am. it's a great pleasure and honor to have you with us here today thanks so i always want to ask you are we alone out there. there's no evidence that says that. we're not alone but i really think to get to the question of are they out there of course they are where there are no there's no evidence and euthanasia will flow. you know that's that's a. jumping to bizarre results with incomplete information and we were very careful not to excite the people who would jump to the conclusion that an observation mediately meant some thing that. was from somewhere else either in a testing of unusual object or something from beyond the earth. there are many many explanations for things that are unidentified and it
control over to local security forces with their reputations concerns about the future of the country the afghan army is known for recruiting drug addicts and people with taliban connections. from challenges in space to those here on earth are. one of the first humans to step foot on the moon . he told r.t. as add landing is the most important part of an astronaut's mission is interviews next. i am. it's a great pleasure and honor to have you with us here today thanks so i always want to ask...
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afghan police lead the searches. nato believes afghan candy -- afghans can deal with their own people better than foreign troops. by 2015, the idea is they will do it alone. one of the villagers hope things will improve without the insurgents around. >> the taliban steals food. i'm very poor. if i protest, they say you support nato. >> this is what progress lookalike in afghanistan. so much so, there is to be a further cut in british troops with a few hundred soldiers. but native troops still far outnumber the afghan troops. what is needed to hand over a village like this to the local troops altogether? >> a regular police presence. that's what we need. regular patrolling. people of confidence to be able to come and talk to the police. >> but in this village, the police seemed willing to help themselves to food, just like a taliban. they did find a taliban and decisions-in a melon patch. -- a taliban munitions patch they were sniping at the soldiers operation we joined. the afghan forces lacked much and british offic
afghan police lead the searches. nato believes afghan candy -- afghans can deal with their own people better than foreign troops. by 2015, the idea is they will do it alone. one of the villagers hope things will improve without the insurgents around. >> the taliban steals food. i'm very poor. if i protest, they say you support nato. >> this is what progress lookalike in afghanistan. so much so, there is to be a further cut in british troops with a few hundred soldiers. but native...
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>> what about the afghans? you remember when the afghans burned the koran to the reaction of americans to the burning of the flag. >> in florida. >> what is cultural difference signify, comparing the afghans and the effect them -- >> that's religious and much more powerful. this is a political symbol and a symbol of the country p while it does cause reaction in the united states, it's nothing like people running around killing people for. >> you realize on national anthem focuses on the flag? o say -- >> so does our pledge of allegiance. >> so what does ma mean, we have great respect for it but respect the liberty of the americans to do >>> prediction, we'll have a new secretary of the treasury by november wanted. >> yes, we will. >> more interesting is who comes next 90 hope he's more popular than the current one. >> a new one? >> we will. but he won't be a banker. >> will he own a private jet? >> yes but earlier than that. >> you know who it will be? >> no, but -- >> the head of j.p. morgan chase? >> no, it w
>> what about the afghans? you remember when the afghans burned the koran to the reaction of americans to the burning of the flag. >> in florida. >> what is cultural difference signify, comparing the afghans and the effect them -- >> that's religious and much more powerful. this is a political symbol and a symbol of the country p while it does cause reaction in the united states, it's nothing like people running around killing people for. >> you realize on national...
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>> well, again, you just asked about a number and i said of the cost of the afghan war, the whole afghan war today -- >> why are you avoiding my question. >> is $20 billion. i'm trying to give you a percentage of for instance the afghan war, two-thirds of the cost there this year was put in by obama. that's one piece of the puzzle. >> but 100% of the decision to go to war was taken by the bush administration. that's my point. although republicans are blaming everything on obama now, a lot of the stuff he's having to deal with, if you're being fair about this, was actually caused by decisions taken by the republicans. >> okay. >> wasn't it? >> are you not remembering that barack obama campaigned for president on the idea that the afghan war was the right war, that he was for all of that, and you want to explain -- >> i'm not saying that he agreed or disagreed. it doesn't really matter but the point is- >> you're asking for a partisan blame to be apportioned here, right? >> no. you're talking about the split of the cost of the afghan war. what i'm saying is actually it was a bush decision.
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there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the called the military training center in the courts parking lot i mean here if we threw a ten week program the officers don't cut them it is slack when it's over the be deployed eastern queen or province afghanistan's most violent corners and i've decided to let the zero muster start hard so they've got a lot of pressure that day by day we're making it on us the afghan national army has already come a long way it's weeks of swelling to about one hundred seventy thousand troops and stuff moves of recruits in trucks of the higher wages and exploit hurts the soldiers insist we're all united in their desire to beat back the tide of history and see the city worth missing men in the army our older brother and we're all calling my son. was right the call of duty has also struck a chord beyond able bodied males a first of a class of women soldiers has just graduated. and even the mujahideen unit meet up with me and say soon this is all good news to us milit
there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the called the military training center in the courts parking lot i mean here if we threw a ten week program the officers don't cut them it is slack when it's over the be deployed eastern queen or province afghanistan's most violent corners and i've decided to let the zero muster start hard so they've got a lot of pressure that day by day we're making it on us...
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there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight on fords on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the call the military training center in the ports before i mean here at halfway through a ten week program the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over the be deployed eastern crude or province of afghanistan's most violent corners some of this out of nigeria for you must understand hard so they can talk a lot of pressure that day by day we're making it on us the afghan national army has already come a long way it's rates have swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops on start from moves of recruits the trucks of the higher wages and extra books the soldiers insist we are all united in their desire to be back to tell you about a certain city. or ethnicity then yeah my we are older brother and we're all calling my gun and he. was right the call of duty has also struck a chord beyond able bodied males a first ever class of women soldiers has just graduated. and there's even a mujahedeen unit made up of our veterans so this is all
there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight on fords on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the call the military training center in the ports before i mean here at halfway through a ten week program the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over the be deployed eastern crude or province of afghanistan's most violent corners some of this out of nigeria for you must understand hard so they can talk a lot of pressure that day by day we're making...
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we have indicated support, straight up support for a political process with the afghans, afghans in the lead and we are pushing the transition process forward. so i think we have put in place the pieces of a strategy toward a political settlement but i can't tell you what time scale in which that could work. >> one of the reasons al qaeda is under so much pressure is that the united states has used unique assets as john brennan recently said which generally everyone accepts this means drone attacks. the pack staen stanny defense military said they will not allow them to use the base anymore. they seethe seem to be indicating they do not want the united states to be conducting drone attacks. have you been told by the pack stannys that the united states has to curtail or limit its military operations in pakistan? >> a couple of things about that. number one, from the outset of the administration we determined we would launch an aggressive, focused, relentless effort on al qaeda and associated group to disrupt and dismantle them and we have been doing that successfully. the ranks have been
we have indicated support, straight up support for a political process with the afghans, afghans in the lead and we are pushing the transition process forward. so i think we have put in place the pieces of a strategy toward a political settlement but i can't tell you what time scale in which that could work. >> one of the reasons al qaeda is under so much pressure is that the united states has used unique assets as john brennan recently said which generally everyone accepts this means...
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if the afghan forces are you know you've reported attacks by afghan forces killing u.s. forces how we'll can these people be here part of the afghan forces because they need to take your own employment is extremely high in the country these people want your. iraqis want your of so they become part of the forces if americans who are out which would have been poorly built to the americans only road or. maybe even more people will to their own people despite you being very insistent that there is actually no pullout no withdrawal the actual talk of u.s. led forces being pulled up by a bomb. with these timetables it's actually really giving encouragement to the taliban to fight even more it's sending the wrong message could be could be right but i think they're determined anyway and i've written no recently but all maybe a year ago i called a high level u.s. commanders on the ground below the top commanders. including general officers it meaning the afghan war is lost it cannot be won and our center mysel in this is a fair american wages war is not just a win them but to wag
if the afghan forces are you know you've reported attacks by afghan forces killing u.s. forces how we'll can these people be here part of the afghan forces because they need to take your own employment is extremely high in the country these people want your. iraqis want your of so they become part of the forces if americans who are out which would have been poorly built to the americans only road or. maybe even more people will to their own people despite you being very insistent that there is...
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latest operations led by nato and afghan forces sixteen insurgents have been killed in the country's south the raid comes in response to renewed taliban activity as nato begins a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan the plan is to recall all foreign combat troops by the end of two thousand and fourteen nato as new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort earlier this month the afghan president's half brother was assassinated by one of his own guards and in a separate incident one of president karzai is top advisers was also gunned down u.s. anti-war activism brian becker thinks the coalition may be losing ground in afghanistan or the number of casualties rise. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the telegram but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the us and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states
latest operations led by nato and afghan forces sixteen insurgents have been killed in the country's south the raid comes in response to renewed taliban activity as nato begins a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan the plan is to recall all foreign combat troops by the end of two thousand and fourteen nato as new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort earlier this month the afghan president's half brother was assassinated by one of his...
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you know starts handing over control of afghan provinces to local security forces but many question if there are the times. also this week the phone hacking and police bribery scandal was taking to the british parliament rupert murdoch his son james and former u.k. c.e.o. rebecca brooks were all grilled by british lawmakers for several hours the trio said they were deeply sorry for what happened but the new allegations of emerged got the news international cherami james murdoch misled and he's saying he was unaware of the true extent of illicit phone tapping by his company's reporters and murdoch's now three. legal challenges in the u.s. over claims the voice mails of nine eleven victims were also targeted meanwhile back in the u.k. the scandal appears to be spreading beyond the murdoch empire with claims the sunday mirror tabloid may have also gotten some good news voicemail messages but as our he's got a cheeky on reports critics believe you she was just the tip of the iceberg in a world that may no longer value individual privacy. as the scandal over phone hacking by the murdoch med
you know starts handing over control of afghan provinces to local security forces but many question if there are the times. also this week the phone hacking and police bribery scandal was taking to the british parliament rupert murdoch his son james and former u.k. c.e.o. rebecca brooks were all grilled by british lawmakers for several hours the trio said they were deeply sorry for what happened but the new allegations of emerged got the news international cherami james murdoch misled and he's...
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a joint raid by nato and afghan forces has left sixty militants dead in the south of the country the operation comes in response to a new taliban activity as foreign combat troops begin their withdrawal from afghanistan nato has a new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort the afghan president's half brother who ran the south of the country was recently gunned down by insurgents one of how top advisors has also been assassinated anti-war activist prime backer thinks the u.s. led coalition is losing its grip on afghanistan. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the taliban but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the u.s. and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of karzai as brother and his inner circle shows that the edifice of the karzai regime necessary at lea
a joint raid by nato and afghan forces has left sixty militants dead in the south of the country the operation comes in response to a new taliban activity as foreign combat troops begin their withdrawal from afghanistan nato has a new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort the afghan president's half brother who ran the south of the country was recently gunned down by insurgents one of how top advisors has also been assassinated...
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horses counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves injure or kill innocent afghans and they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract is. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically you know as. so many military and security functions to these security companies they are not regulated in that they are not controlled and this is were we are extremely concerned that what we are calling is for relation to the national at the international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so for seeing around the world cases of kidnapping rape murder. and
horses counterinsurgency efforts they'll start firing at anything that moves injure or kill innocent afghans and they'll destroy property we're getting fairly consistent complaints about them everybody knows somebody who's been shot by the contract is. the lack of accountability has forced the united nations working group on mercenaries to push for specific international measures to regulate their activities especially now as u.s. military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of...
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buy afghan products, build afghan capacity. you address this a little bit in your opening statement with regard to the 3000 students you said graduated from a training course, and you say you have local firms engaged in retraining efforts. i would ask you both, how do we get afghans engaged in the sustainability i talked about in my opening statement? this road, the next time there is a crack and you all are gone and we begin our withdrawal, who is going to fix it? can they afford it? do they have the technological capacity to do it? i would just like to hear from 1st, mr. hakki quickly, what are you doing exactly to ensure that there will be this ongoing support by retraining and developing this expertise, what are the challenges you see by this stated policy, the afghan first policy, and do you see any unintended consequences from that? i think mr. walker alluded to some of those earlier. if you could respond to that, mr. hakki. >> yes, senator portman. the afghan first program is not something we are very familiar with. that
buy afghan products, build afghan capacity. you address this a little bit in your opening statement with regard to the 3000 students you said graduated from a training course, and you say you have local firms engaged in retraining efforts. i would ask you both, how do we get afghans engaged in the sustainability i talked about in my opening statement? this road, the next time there is a crack and you all are gone and we begin our withdrawal, who is going to fix it? can they afford it? do they...
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main thing that we should pay attention to and about it was a former afghan m.p. . talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. now and always intelligence services there's no evidence that there's a part of it is connected to far right extremists in norway or anywhere else the thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six last friday claims he is part of a wider mission his lawyer insists the probe is insane and didn't know what he was doing but it's on cesar laurean that reports his anti immigration message is one that has chilling echoes all across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the slaughter of scores of innocent young people to prevent the massacre to which he freely admits was a justified strike against the political left for supporting open borders and multiculturalism and even though the staunchest of hardliners condemn brave ics horrific actions anti immigration sentiment is growing across europe and other groups express their condolences and then are quick and separate themselves from are also quick to lay bl
main thing that we should pay attention to and about it was a former afghan m.p. . talking about the impact the war is having on afghanistan's civilian population. now and always intelligence services there's no evidence that there's a part of it is connected to far right extremists in norway or anywhere else the thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six last friday claims he is part of a wider mission his lawyer insists the probe is insane and didn't know what he was doing but it's on...
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>> no, basically what i have seen and heard here, both from afghans as well as a number of americans is that it's an unnecessary risk, and it's not recommended by any of the milita military, and i hope it will work out, but it certainly deprives us of the troops that we need for the second fighting season. >> lieutenant general john allen, as you know, is the nominee to be the u.s. commander in afghanistan. he was testifying on capitol hill this week, and i want to play you part of what he said and basically his position is he supports the president's withdrawal plan. here is a little of what he said. >> this reality sends a important message as well as a sense of urgency that afghans must take more responsibility for their security. >> so you have said to follow the lead of the commanders on the ground this is the soon-to-be commander on the ground. shouldn't that make you feel a little better. he thinks this can work? >> candy, i hope it will work. most people would tell you it's an unnecessary risk. i fully expect general allen will salute and carry out their mission the best that
>> no, basically what i have seen and heard here, both from afghans as well as a number of americans is that it's an unnecessary risk, and it's not recommended by any of the milita military, and i hope it will work out, but it certainly deprives us of the troops that we need for the second fighting season. >> lieutenant general john allen, as you know, is the nominee to be the u.s. commander in afghanistan. he was testifying on capitol hill this week, and i want to play you part of...
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transfer of security is just to the afghan forces and these these incidents are making one thing very vividly. visible and that is how does this transition take hold and whether the afghan security forces and the afghan responsible units would be ready to take over this this is a very very different war and i don't think we can define a definitive line both of which one can find success but nevertheless the timing is very very important as you say the timing is very important here perhaps you think nato should reconsider pulling out obviously violence on the rise. i think there's no guarantee that this trend of nato transfer will continue smoothly i i can see. reversals a time in the future and perhaps certain provinces are so volatile and so critical that they may have to delays some of the transfers i don't think this will continue on as scheduled because we should not our parade on schedule as we should operate on realities on the ground here and those in washington and in europe should be secondary. should take a second place to reality and results on the ground but as we were jus
transfer of security is just to the afghan forces and these these incidents are making one thing very vividly. visible and that is how does this transition take hold and whether the afghan security forces and the afghan responsible units would be ready to take over this this is a very very different war and i don't think we can define a definitive line both of which one can find success but nevertheless the timing is very very important as you say the timing is very important here perhaps you...
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we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national army has already come a long way and scrapes have swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops thanks to fresh waves of recruits attracted by higher wages and extra perks the soldiers insist they are all united in their desire to be back with taliban militants or agency regardless of age or ethnicity many are what we are old brothers and we are all calling my one. god by the call of duty is also struck a chord beyond able bodied males a first ever close of women soldiers has just graduated. and there's even a mujahideen unit made up of more than veterans. this is all good news to u.s. military planners have set a two thousand and fourteen getting into hand over security responsibilities to the afghans the afghan army and so is a much better reputation of the police force is even featured in a recent movie. but is the army takes greater responsibility for security around the country there are concerns that the quality of troops may be coming at the expense of quality i
we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national army has already come a long way and scrapes have swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops thanks to fresh waves of recruits attracted by higher wages and extra perks the soldiers insist they are all united in their desire to be back with taliban militants or agency regardless of age or ethnicity many are what we are old brothers and we are all calling my one. god by the...
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there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall lucky for them this is the kabul military training center in the bullets being fired blanks the men here halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over the be deployed eastern province one of afghanistan's most violent corners. but we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national army has already come a long way its ranks have swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops thanks to fresh waves of recruits attracted by higher wages and extra perks the soldiers insist they are all united in their desire to beat back the taliban led insurgency regardless of age or ethnicity then in the army we are old brothers and we are all called by one name. by the call of duty is also struck a chord beyond able bodied males a first ever class of woman soldiers has just graduated. and there is even a mujahedeen unit made up of hardened veterans of the anti soviet jihad this is all
there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall lucky for them this is the kabul military training center in the bullets being fired blanks the men here halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over the be deployed eastern province one of afghanistan's most violent corners. but we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national...
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the immediate reaction is the afghans are nowhere near ready. the bulk of the army, the guys we saw in that piece, that report back there, only 5 out of 15 willing to go on patrol one morning. many patrols turned back because the afghans weren't ready to go down. concerns there certainly if they are trying to hunt down the remnants of al qaeda or perhaps returning al qaeda elements within pakistan, those are afghan army soldiers we came across on the job. frankly, also the american presence isn't strong or sophisticated or maybe well equipped enough to go after those elements as those al qaeda fighters they seem to face in the large operation they conducted last month, john. >> when you spend time with these american troops and they're in these very risky, remote areas and putting their lives at risk, do they have the open worry that as they come home that maybe in six months, maybe in a year or two they will look at afghanistan and see al qaeda reborn? >> reporter: that's a very worrying question, i think, for everybody. it's going to be very h
the immediate reaction is the afghans are nowhere near ready. the bulk of the army, the guys we saw in that piece, that report back there, only 5 out of 15 willing to go on patrol one morning. many patrols turned back because the afghans weren't ready to go down. concerns there certainly if they are trying to hunt down the remnants of al qaeda or perhaps returning al qaeda elements within pakistan, those are afghan army soldiers we came across on the job. frankly, also the american presence...
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leaders finally agreed on how to help the country avoid defaulting on its debts all afghans will now receive a new bailout worth an estimated one hundred nine billion euros well the plan was agreed after greece approved a severe a sturdy mesures sending thousands onto the streets in protest the rescue will also involve lowering interest rates on a greek debt and extending the repayment period the package also doubles the time given to bankrupt the poor should go and are allowed to pay back their own loans meanwhile spain which has the highest unemployment rate in the eurozone saw thousands of protesters converge on madrid on saturday while they camped out in the city center after marching from across the country well for more on where the eurozone is headed we can now talk to financial analysts and most of the guys report here on r t max kaiser thank you very much for being on the program with us now the fact that a second bailout was given to greece does say something about what they think is the answer to the problems to do you agree that this is a right move for greece to save its
leaders finally agreed on how to help the country avoid defaulting on its debts all afghans will now receive a new bailout worth an estimated one hundred nine billion euros well the plan was agreed after greece approved a severe a sturdy mesures sending thousands onto the streets in protest the rescue will also involve lowering interest rates on a greek debt and extending the repayment period the package also doubles the time given to bankrupt the poor should go and are allowed to pay back...
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left the afghan army prepared or does it leave behind forces too weak for the job they've been given there are in fact concerns about the new guard jason my leg who is an r.q. correspondent he discovered the reality from much better perspective than i can here he discovered it from within the ranks and called her watch. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the kabul military training center and the boards being fired blanks the men here halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut them any slack when it's over they'll be deployed eastern congo province one of afghanistan's most violent corners and. we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national army has already come a long way its ranks of swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops thanks to fresh waves of recruits attracted by higher wages and extra perks the soldiers and says they are all united in their desire to be back to tell one led insurg
left the afghan army prepared or does it leave behind forces too weak for the job they've been given there are in fact concerns about the new guard jason my leg who is an r.q. correspondent he discovered the reality from much better perspective than i can here he discovered it from within the ranks and called her watch. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall looking for them this is the kabul military training center and...
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it is rare for afghan forces to go out on their own patrols. it is -- it is hard to say what is coming in afghanistan. isdon't know what the war going to look like with fewer nato troops and more afghan troops taking over daily responsibilities. >> freelance journalist david axe was imbedded with the troops in afghanistan, a regular contributor to "wired" and "the washington times." to see this again, go to c- span.org and go to the video library, and type "david axe." >> blackberry users, you can access our program anytime with the c-span radio application, all commercial free. you can listen to our signature interview programs each week, all available around the clock, where every you are. download it free. on saturday,>> thaddeus mccodder announced he will run for the republican presidential nomination. is the third sitting house member to seek the announcement and he made his announcement at a freedom fest gathering. this is about 10 minutes. >> taking heart, despite the times and the weather. i will be brief today so that none of you get e
it is rare for afghan forces to go out on their own patrols. it is -- it is hard to say what is coming in afghanistan. isdon't know what the war going to look like with fewer nato troops and more afghan troops taking over daily responsibilities. >> freelance journalist david axe was imbedded with the troops in afghanistan, a regular contributor to "wired" and "the washington times." to see this again, go to c- span.org and go to the video library, and type "david...
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soldier who leaves that the surge is removed to afghans -- two afghans will take their place. this is the start of a process that will ensure by the end of 2014 there will not be anything like a number of british troops as there are now and they will not be serving in a combat role. this is the commitment i have made and that we will stick to. having taken such a huge share of the burden and performed magnifict record decade the country needs to know there's an end point. the level of our current commitment and our combat operations. this decision is not only right for britain but for afghanistan too. it has given the afghans a clear deadline against which to plan and inject a sense of urgency. mr. speaker, there's a clear an end point to our combat role, after 2014 the u.k. will continue to have a major strategic relationship with afghanistan. a development relationship, diplomatic relationship and trained relationship. above all a vital measure of security interests in eventing afghanistan from once again becoming a safe haven for international terror. although our forces wi
soldier who leaves that the surge is removed to afghans -- two afghans will take their place. this is the start of a process that will ensure by the end of 2014 there will not be anything like a number of british troops as there are now and they will not be serving in a combat role. this is the commitment i have made and that we will stick to. having taken such a huge share of the burden and performed magnifict record decade the country needs to know there's an end point. the level of our...